Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

21. Railway Ministry has proposed to amend which legislation pertaining to begging in railway properties?
[A] Railways Act
[B] Prevention of Begging Act
[C] Indian Penal Code
[D] Transport Act

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22. The first-ever Cannabis medicine project is to be set up in which state/UT?
[A] Lakshadweep
[B] Jammu and Kashmir
[C] Sikkim
[D] Assam

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23. Which organization has successfully tested Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle (HSTDV)?
[A] ISRO
[B] HAL
[C] DRDO
[D] Indian Air Force

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24. Who has been conferred with the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2019?
[A] David Attenborough
[B] David Malpass
[C] Ratan Tata
[D] Mukesh Ambani

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25. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has partnered with which Indian state to set up supplementary nutrition production units?
[A] Bihar
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Jharkhand

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26. The CCEA has approved monetization of assets of which PSU through InvIT model?
[A] NTPC
[B] ONGC
[C] Power Grid
[D] Indian Oil

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27. As per a recent global report by UNICEF, WHO, UN and World Bank, what is the under-five mortality rate in India, in 2019?
[A] 55
[B] 45
[C] 35
[D] 34

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28. India signed ‘Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA)’ with which country?
[A] Japan
[B] France
[C] Germany
[D] Brazil

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29. What is the new Foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the Defence Sector through automatic approval?
[A] 25%
[B] 49%
[C] 74%
[D] 100%

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30. What is the name of the new Scheme launched by the Prime Minister, related to Blue Revolution, with an investment of Rs 20050 Cr?
[A] PM Matsya Sampada Yojana
[B] PM Macha Sinchayee Yojana
[C] PM Krishi Sampoorna Yojana
[D] PM Kisan Sanrakshan Yojana

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